Lanham Siva Vishnu Temple

Lanham Siva Vishnu Temple

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (SSVT) located in Lanham, Maryland, providing a place for Hindus to worship through religious, cultural and educational activities. The temple is about 12 miles away from Washington D.C

The actual Lanham Siva Vishnu Temple construction began in 1988 and has incorporated the Mayan, Pallava, Vijayanagara, Kerala and the South Canara styles of temple architecture. Sri Siva Vishnu Temple houses seventeen Sannidhis with several deities and were consecrated between the years of 1990 and 1995. The Temple Architecture was done by Dr. V. Ganapathi Stapathi.

Main deities : Lord Shiva & Lord Vishnu

Sri Siva: The linga brought from River Narmada is the representation of Sri Ramanatha Swamy of Rameswaram. It is the belief  that Sri Rama worshiped Siva in Rameswaram.

Sri Vishnu: The yoga nidra form represents Ananthapadmanabha of Thiruvanandapurum. This form of Vishnu is being represented outside India for the first time. The majesty and beauty of this form of Vishnu is a sight to behold. Another form of Sri Vishnu ( standing ) was consecrated . This is the famous Sri Venkateswara or Balaji of Thirupathi. 

Other deities in the Lanham temple

Sri Durga

Lord Ganesha

Sri Jaganmatha Parvati

Sri Chandikeshwara

Lord Subramanya

Navagrahas

Sri Ayyappa

Sri Lakshmi

Sri Krishna

Sri Bhudevi

Sri Rama

Hanumanji

Address:

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple(SSVT)

6905 Cipriano Rd, Lanham, MD 20706

Phone: (301) 552-3335

Temple Hours

Weekdays   9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Weekends/Holidays     9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

Another Murugan Temple is very near by to this temple. Have a time to visit while going to this temple.  check the below link

The Murugan Temple of North America

Click here to view : List of Indian Temples in USA